After a very very long part search and a couple of months of waiting, my airhead biSTa wheels are back and wow - they look absolutely amazing, even if I do say so myself.
R100GS rear hub machined down to allow fitment to a mono 4 stud final drive - blasted and powder coated gloss black (Yes Mikey Boy, this is the hub that I bought from you a long long long time ago!)
R100GS 17" rear rim - blasted and powder coated gloss black
15mm offset wheel build with HD stainless spokes
R100R twin disc front hub (still not sure if there's a difference between single and twin disc hubs but this one is a twin) - blasted and powder coated gloss black
R1150GS 19" - blasted and powder coated gloss black
HD stainless spokes
The parts were pretty rough when supplied to the wheel builder - many had been sitting around for 20+ years. The R1150GS rim sat outside my front door for about 15 years. All parts now look like new, in fact better than new. Absolute top quality work from a proper old school engineer.
Now to fit them - that can't happen until the weekend after Easter as the bike lives at my in-laws house - which is one of the reasons that this project has taken sooooooooooooo long.
TKC70 tyres to be ordered - standard front, rock
cool) rear in a mighty 130 section spec.
I really really really hope these fit.
Next on the list is rebuild and fit my R100R forks and buy a proper rear shock. Any info on what high front mudguard to use would be appreciated too please.
Getting there - or at least getting somewhere